Hey i just got my 1997 chevy silverado z71 it was working fine until i stoped for 15 min when i went to take off it revved out and dintnmove and when i put it in park the gears grindit wont move in any gear and when left it park its still in neutral any idea on what it could be

 

Best case scenario-your linkage cable might have broke or un-hooked.
Worst case-your trannie is baked.

 

Manual shift transfer case? If so, you've bumped 'er up into neutral. Been on many a service call on this "problem".

Allan

 

thanks...the 4x4 is on buttons and the truck is automatic how could i check if it is the linkage cable ?

 

Put the emergency brake on, have someone move the shift lever while you crawl under the truck to see if the shift lever is moving.


Allan

 

I was talking to a friend tonite who had a similar problem.
He said he drove home ,shut the truck off and went inside.
Came out a few minutes later , started the truck and put her into drive and nothing.
He trouble shot it for about an hour and found out the transmission filter fell off inside the pan.When the truck was running it was fine but once he shut it off the vacuum from the pump stopped and the filter fell down to the bottom of the pan.
He popped of the pan and sure enough the filter was just floating around,so he replaced it ,put the pan back on and topped up the fluid and it worked fine.

 

Yes, if someone had prior installed the wrong filter.

Allan

 

This is what i was thinking too but the filter was never changed only the trannie flushed.
The guy that it happened to is a heavy duty mechanic and that is why he came to this assumption.

 

i tryed that and yeah the shift lever moves so it must mean my tranny is gone?